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Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

Management of social anxiety.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Mental Health

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [CG159]: Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment
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Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders in adults
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NICE guideline [CG159]: Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment
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World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
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